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By Tohura Khatun Lily from Rajshahi Thousands of urban poor have been living in the Namovhadra slum, located beside the railway lines in Rajshahi city for a long time. Built on railway land, this densely populated slum remains deprived of basic civic services. The absence of a proper drainage ...

By Khadija Akter Lita from Netrakona With the view to promote environmental consciousness and create a green campus, a tree plantation program was recently held at the Netrokona Collectorate School, jointly organized by the ‘Green Coalition Committee’ of Netrokona and the school’s teachers and ...

By Gunjon Rema, from Kalmakanda, Netrakona In Chandradinga village of Kalmakanda upazila, Netrokona district, 11 farmers have set an example of self-reliance and collective action in agriculture. Last year, with support from BARCIK, they received seeds to cultivate peanuts experimentally on ...

By Maruf Hossain and Biswajit Mondal from Shymnagar, Satlhira The coastal region of Bangladesh is disaster-prone. It faces regular salinity, drought, excessive rain, and waterlogging. Since mid-June, continuous rains have flooded villages in all 12 unions of Satkhira’s Shyamnagar upazila. ...

By Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikganj Farmers in the char areas of Harirampur Upazila, especially in Lechraganj Union of Manikganj, are widely using cow manure on their croplands. This practice is helping maintain soil health, reduce cultivation costs, and ensure the production of safe ...

By Tohura Khatun Lily, from Rajshahi In a small home on the outskirts of Rajshahi city, the hum of a sewing machine carries the sound of dreams being stitched together. For 19-year-old Mosammat Shammi, that sound is not just fabric coming together rather it is the voice of her self-respect, ...

By Md. Shahidul Islam from Rajshahi In the drought-prone region of Barind, the long-awaited monsoon has finally returned with rhythm and regularity, bringing a wave of joy and revival to both agriculture and aquatic life. At the village of Duboil in Tanore upazila, Rajshahi, farmer Zayedul ...

By Uttam Kumar, Tanore, Rajshahi Sumi Begum hails from Selampur village, Ward No. 5 of Talanda Union in Tanore Upazila, Rajshahi District. The only child of her parents, she married in 2000 and welcomed a daughter in 2002, bringing joy and light to her home. From 2002 to 2005, her family life ...

By Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikganj With the facilitation support from BARCIK fruit tree plantation event was held recently in the char region of Harirampur upazila under Manikganj district. The event involved distribution and plantation of fruit tree saplings among local farmers and ...

By Runa Akter, from Dhaka BARCIK recently organized a lecture titled “Urban Climate Crisis and the Role of Youth” at Jarina Sikder Girls High School and College in Dhaka. A total of 65 ninth-grade students actively participated in the event. The session was inaugurated by the ...